Intentions to Marry, 1910 Auckland, Taranaki

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840442, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1910 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki (1910a), Wellington, , Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Westland (1910b), and Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands (1910c).

Page 541

District of Gisborne Quarter ending 31 March 1910 Registrar Henry Ewart Hill

Date of Notice

Names and Surnames of Parties

BDM Match

Condition

Calling or Profession

Age

Dwelling Place

Length of Residence

Marriage Place

Folio

Consent

Date of Certificate

Officiating Minister

2159

4 January 1910

Leonard Courtenay
Isabella Abbey Lynch

Leonard Courtnay
Isabella Abby Lynch
💍 1910/565

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Tailoress

25
26

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Tolaga Bay, East Coast

25 years
1 month

The Roman Catholic Church, Tolaga Bay

10/391

4 January 1910

Rev Thomas Have, Roman Catholic Priest

No	2159
Date of Notice	4 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Leonard Courtenay	Isabella Abbey Lynch
BDM Match (95%)	Leonard Courtnay	Isabella Abby Lynch
	💍 1910/565
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Tailoress
Age	25	26
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Tolaga Bay, East Coast
Length of Residence	25 years	1 month
Marriage Place	The Roman Catholic Church, Tolaga Bay
Folio	10/391
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev Thomas Have, Roman Catholic Priest

2160

5 January 1910

Gervas Clifton Nevile
Marjorie Mina Mauder

Gervas Clifton Uevile
Marjorie Mima Mander
💍 1910/468

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Domestic Duties

26
26

Waimata Valley, Poverty Bay
Waimata Valley, Poverty Bay

1 year
1 year

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

10/368

5 January 1910

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	2160
Date of Notice	5 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gervas Clifton Nevile	Marjorie Mina Mauder
BDM Match (93%)	Gervas Clifton Uevile	Marjorie Mima Mander
	💍 1910/468
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic Duties
Age	26	26
Dwelling Place	Waimata Valley, Poverty Bay	Waimata Valley, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	1 year	1 year
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	10/368
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

2161

10 January 1910

Albert Campbell
Violet James

Albert Campbell
Violet James
💍 1910/573

Bachelor
Spinster

Porter
Domestic Duties

25
21

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne, Poverty Bay

about 6 months
about 6 months

Private residence of Mrs. Dall, Ormond Road

10/381

10 January 1910

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	2161
Date of Notice	10 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Campbell	Violet James
	💍 1910/573
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Porter	Domestic Duties
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	about 6 months	about 6 months
Marriage Place	Private residence of Mrs. Dall, Ormond Road
Folio	10/381
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

2162

10 January 1910

George Frederick Leary Steggall
Emily Davis

George Frederick Harry Steggall
Emily Davis
💍 1910/469

Bachelor
Widow

Labourer
Domestic Duties

28
35

Matawhero, Poverty Bay
Victoria Township, Gisborne

about 1 year
about 10 years

At the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

10/369

10 January 1910

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	2162
Date of Notice	10 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Frederick Leary Steggall	Emily Davis
BDM Match (95%)	George Frederick Harry Steggall	Emily Davis
	💍 1910/469
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	28	35
Dwelling Place	Matawhero, Poverty Bay	Victoria Township, Gisborne
Length of Residence	about 1 year	about 10 years
Marriage Place	At the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	10/369
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

2163

12 January 1910

Samuel McKenzie
Alice Hannah Boothman

Samuel McKenzie
Alice Hannah Boothman
💍 1910/563

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheepfarmer
Housekeeper

30
35

Rua Rituri, Hangaroa, Poverty Bay
Hangaroa, Poverty Bay

about 26 years
about 10 years

At the private residence of Mr. McKenzie's mother, Maharahara

10/389

12 January 1910

Rev John L. Twelftree, Wesleyan Minister

No	2163
Date of Notice	12 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel McKenzie	Alice Hannah Boothman
	💍 1910/563
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheepfarmer	Housekeeper
Age	30	35
Dwelling Place	Rua Rituri, Hangaroa, Poverty Bay	Hangaroa, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	about 26 years	about 10 years
Marriage Place	At the private residence of Mr. McKenzie's mother, Maharahara
Folio	10/389
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev John L. Twelftree, Wesleyan Minister

2164

11 January 1910

Sidney Fisher
Ellen Dinan

Sidney Fisher
Ellen Dinan
💍 1910/564

Bachelor
Spinster

Station Hand
Domestic Duties

29
21

Waihirere, Poverty Bay
Waerenga-a-hika, Poverty Bay

about 2 years
about 6 years

At the private residence of Mr. O'Connell, Waerenga-a-hika

10/390

11 January 1910

Rev Ferdinand J. Kiegnan

No	2164
Date of Notice	11 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sidney Fisher	Ellen Dinan
	💍 1910/564
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station Hand	Domestic Duties
Age	29	21
Dwelling Place	Waihirere, Poverty Bay	Waerenga-a-hika, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	about 2 years	about 6 years
Marriage Place	At the private residence of Mr. O'Connell, Waerenga-a-hika
Folio	10/390
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev Ferdinand J. Kiegnan

2165

12 January 1910

Henry Victor Hunken
Olive Violet Bishop

Henry Victor Lunken
Olive Violet Bishop
💍 1910/566

Bachelor
Spinster

Baker and Confectioner
Waitress and Cook

23
21

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne, Poverty Bay

about 5 months
about 6 years

At Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

10/392

12 January 1910

Rev Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

No	2165
Date of Notice	12 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Victor Hunken	Olive Violet Bishop
BDM Match (97%)	Henry Victor Lunken	Olive Violet Bishop
	💍 1910/566
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Baker and Confectioner	Waitress and Cook
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	about 5 months	about 6 years
Marriage Place	At Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	10/392
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

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What is an Intention to Marry?

The 1854 Marriage Act required Pakeha settlers (and later Maori) to register their intention to marry from 1855. The resulting Notices of intention to marry were sent by the district registrars to the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages and bound into large volumes, each containing a year of notices. These registers were eventually deposited with Archives New Zealand.

What information does an ItM record?

A typical Intention to Marry notice records:

the bride and groom's full names
occupation of the groom (and sometimes the bride)
their ages
district where the marriage would take place
how long they had resided in the district
Where the marriage would take place (eg, a specific church)
Who would officiate the marriage (eg, a minister)
The date of the notice and also a date when the certificate was issued. Marriages had to take place within 3 months, and usually occurred within a week or so of the certificate date.
If one of the parties was under 21, a parent who consented to their marriage was usually specified

These details can provide clues for genealogical and historical research. Knowing the date and district makes it easier to look for wedding notices in Papers Past, and the amount of time that the parties had resided in a district can offer clues to whether a person was born in NZ, or when they immigrated.

However, finding individual records in the Intentions to Marry registers was typically a slow and manual process, usually requiring an in-person visit to Archives NZ's Wellington office (during limited opening hours) and using a handwritten card catalogue index to look up individual names.

Eight years of the registers had been digitised by Archives NZ prior to 2024, but even these digital versions required the use of a manual index and usually examining several pages to locate specific records.

What is the Intentions to Marry Project?

This project aims to transcribe the New Zealand Intentions to Marry registers (from 1855 to 1925) with the assistance of new technology (AI), making the records freely available and easily searchable.

The ITM records have also been cross-referenced with the registered marriages at DIA Births, Deaths and Marriages, where possible (a small fraction of the recorded intentions to marry did not become a registered marriage).

Currently we have almost all records between 1855 and 1908. More registers are being added almost every week.

The project is led by Luke Howison, a web developer who made the free genealogical research search tool NZ Ancestor Search Helper and Archway-style Collections Search. There are also some wonderful volunteers assisting with digitising the registers.

Can I volunteer to help?

Yes, you can! You can sign up to correct errors in the transcribed records and match ITMs with registered marriages.

I am also looking for Wellington-based volunteers to help me digitise more years of the registers. I can provide lighting equipment and a 'clicker' (to trigger your phone's camera).

How is the transcription done?

There are several steps to digitising and transcribing the records:

Digitising the registers (taking clean, straight, high-quality photos)
Processing the digitised pages by straightening, cropping and sharpening the images
Transcribing each page with a combination of AI tools
Matching each ITM with a registered marriage when possible
Human verification of the transcribed information

The main LLM (AI) used are the Google Gemini Pro and Flash models, which have excellent 'Vision' capabilities, and a generous free tier.

Archives NZ has released the register years they have digitised (1865-69, 1872, 1874 and 1880) under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.

The Intention to Marry registers (up to 1925) are more than 100 years old, so their Crown Copyright has expired, putting them in the public domain. This also applies to any 'mechanical reproductions' (eg, pictures or photocopies) of their content without substantial alteration.

The transcribed records on this website are released under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license, which allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, even for commercial purposes, while giving credit to the creator (NZ Intentions to Marry Project).